The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he wants the talks with Russia to be held in Israel, TASS reports.

According to him, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is trying to mediate in the organization of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

“We are grateful for the efforts to start talking to Russia sooner or later. Jerusalem is probably the right place to find peace,” he said in a video message on Monday.

Earlier, the Financial Times reported, citing a source familiar with the situation, that the Ukrainian President had asked the Israeli Prime Minister to mediate in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Kremlin Press Service later reported that Bennett had offered the Russian leader mediation in a telephone conversation to end the hostilities.